LIVE Preview Team Passion 17u
Team Passion is a far eastern Tennessee outfit featuring an assortment of high school starters from Knoxville to the northeastern border. This weekend Team Passion 17u descends upon Atlanta’ northwest suburbs for OnTheRadarHoops event. Players to Watch Carter High…
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Continue ReadingTeam Passion is a far eastern Tennessee outfit featuring an assortment of high school starters from Knoxville to the northeastern border.
This weekend Team Passion 17u descends upon Atlanta’ northwest suburbs for OnTheRadarHoops event.
Players to Watch
Carter High star Ty Hurst is a guaranteed double figure scorer at the 17u level. Hurst emerges from a wonderful high school season ready to impress college coaches with his ideal guard size and multi-faceted scoring punch.
Per @tpePASSION , 2020 G Ty Hurst (Carter) scored 26 and 29 points this week.
Top 100 player in state.
— Prep Hoops Tennessee (@PrepHoopsTN) November 17, 2018
Currently, Hurst is ranked #93 in the state and absolutely a D2 star with potential to land a D1 offer. Already Hurst is hearing from East Tennessee State, William Penn, Montclair State, and King University.
Lipscomb’s departed staff expressed interest. Will that continue as they acclimate to Belmont University?
Bouncy Dom Holland resides at #135. Capable of playing fast Hollend will help Passion’s smaller town players in frenetic settings. Fulton High where Dom plays is not for the meek. Holland is important on the glass too.
Much of Team Passion 17u hails from Carter High or Gibbs High.
Shawn Park prefers to get to the rim. He has good height and delivers decent outside shooting to boot.
Identity
The Team Passion team needs to play smart and gritty because they lack frontcourt size and power. Turnovers need to stay down because rebounding battles will be difficult to consistently win. Maximize the possessions. On the flipside of the coin, Team Passion runs out many intelligent, calculating guards.
It appears Team Passion emphasizes quality academics on top of college basketball ambition. Most of the 17u team boasts a 3.2 GPA or higher.
This is not a hard and fast rule, but players who commit to the classroom rarely cause large team turmoil. Discipline anywhere in life is an asset.
Team Passion features disciplined people.
Schedule (All Times Eastern)
8:30 AM Saturday McEachern High Team Passion vs. Team RSK
12:50 PM Saturday Marietta High Team Passion vs. PHS Elite Blue
8:30 AM Sunday Marietta High Team Passion vs. Team Intensity
3:00 PM Sunday McEachern High Team Passion vs. AC Georgia Elite Black
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